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FZNT02 KNHC 041608
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU FEB 04 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC GALE WARNING...
.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 21N68W. N OF 29N WITHIN 360 NM E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 21N56W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. N OF 29N W OF 
FRONT TO 53W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 20N50W. WINDS LESS 
THAN GALE FORCE.

.ATLC 42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 25N80W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N79.5W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

...GULF OF MEXICO GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM 27.5N97.5W TO 27.5N93W TO 
24N85W. N OF WARM FRONT W OF 90W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W 
TO 18.5N95W. N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N82W TO 22N85W. WINDS LESS 
THAN GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N53W TO 21N68W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 41W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 65W W TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF 41W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N38W TO 21N56W. EXCEPT AS 
NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELLS. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 60W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 60W AND 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26N35W TO 20N50W. N OF 22N E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N 
W OF FRONT TO 50W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 65W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST N PART. 

.ATLC N OF 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 25N80W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT N OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21.5N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N79.5W. EXCEPT AS NOTED 
IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
W SWELL N OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 12N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N E OF 53W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 15N W OF 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W 
AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WARM FRONT FROM 27.5N97.5W TO 27.5N93W TO 
24N85W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO WARM FRONT 
BETWEEN 90W AND 95W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF WARM FRONT BETWEEN 86W AND 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WARM FRONT N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W 
TO 18.5N95W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF 87W SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 21N BETWEEN 87W AND COLD 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT TO 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 26.5N82W TO 22N85W. E OF COLD 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF COLD 
FRONT TO 90W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 24N E OF 90W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.